2023 Best Value Colleges for Radio & Television in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Degrees Awarded
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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value TV Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Radio & Television is the 131st most popular major in the country with 6,559 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 884 radio and television graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value TV Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in radio and television. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality radio and television programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the radio and television program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value TV Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value TV Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top 13 Best Value Colleges for Radio & Television in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Plattsburgh. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value TV Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Plattsburgh is a public institution located in Plattsburgh, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 41 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Plattsburgh also took the #5 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Plattsburgh is $15,691 for Middle Atlantic Region TV students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Radio & Television at SUNY Plattsburgh
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Oswego. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value TV Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Oswego, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 110 diplomas to qualified ’s TV students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Oswego also took the #8 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Oswego is $15,719 for Middle Atlantic Region TV students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Radio & Television at SUNY Oswego
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Fredonia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value TV Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. Fredonia, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s TV degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Fredonia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Radio & Television Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Fredonia is $14,378 for Middle Atlantic Region TV students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full SUNY Fredonia Radio & Television Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value TV Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the #4 spot on the list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s TV degrees to 54 students in 2020-2021.
Brooklyn College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Radio & Television Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Brooklyn College is $3,067 for Middle Atlantic Region TV students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Brooklyn College Radio & Television Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value TV Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s TV degrees to 242 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region tv students list, Temple has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Radio & Television Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $23,888 for middle atlantic region tv students per year to attend Temple University.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Radio & Television at Temple
Montclair State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value TV Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Montclair State is a large school located in Montclair, New Jersey that handed out 67 ’s TV degrees in 2020-2021.
Montclair State also made our “Best Radio & Television Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Montclair State is $17,381 for middle atlantic region tv students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Montclair State University Radio & Television Report
Point Park University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value TV Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified ’s TV students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Point Park, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $21,600 for middle atlantic region tv students per year to attend Point Park.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Radio & Television at Point Park
Buffalo State landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Value TV Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Buffalo, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified ’s TV students in 2020-2021.
Buffalo State also made our “Best Radio & Television Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend Buffalo State is $13,785 for Middle Atlantic Region TV students.
Read more about Radio & Television at Buffalo State
Drexel University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Value TV Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Drexel is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 19 ’s TV degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Drexel is $35,963 for middle atlantic region tv students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Radio & Television at Drexel
With a ranking of #10, Rider University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value TV Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rider University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. It awarded 9 ’s TV degrees in 2020-2021.
Rider not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Radio & Television Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $27,882 for middle atlantic region tv students per year to attend Rider.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Radio & Television at Rider
Ithaca College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Value TV Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 86 ’s TV degrees in 2020-2021.
Ithaca also took the #2 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ithaca is $34,554 for middle atlantic region tv students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Ithaca Radio & Television Report
Hofstra University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Hempstead, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 45 diplomas to qualified ’s TV students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hofstra, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Radio & Television Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hofstra is $33,682 for middle atlantic region tv students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Radio & Television at Hofstra
Syracuse University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value TV Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s TV degrees to 147 students in 2020-2021.
Syracuse also made our “Best Radio & Television Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $34,683 for Middle Atlantic Region TV students per year to attend Syracuse.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Radio & Television at Syracuse University
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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